Kartell K-VIT Elite L-Shaped Shower Bath – White Gloss (All Sizes)

Kartell K-VIT Elite L-Shaped Shower Bath – White Gloss (All Sizes)

The Elite is Kartell's L-shaped shower bath: a full-length bath with a wider, squared-off showering end, so you get a proper place to stand under the shower without giving up a comfortable soak. The showering end is 850mm wide on every size, stepping down to 700mm along the bathing section. It comes in 1500, 1600, 1700 and 1800mm lengths, in left or right hand, and you can add a matching Koncept screen as part of the same order. Part of the Unity by K-VIT range, it's made in Britain from 5mm acrylic on an encapsulated baseboard, supplied with legs, and backed by Kartell's 25-year Unity guarantee.

Key features

• 850mm-wide showering end – far more standing room than a standard 700mm bath
• Four lengths, 1500 to 1800mm, each in left or right hand
• 207 to 249 litres, 440mm deep
• Screen option – order the bath on its own, or with an L-shaped Koncept screen with or without a towel bar
• 5mm acrylic with an encapsulated baseboard – the reinforcing board is sealed in, so splashes and leaks can't soak into it and swell it over the years
• Supplied with legs
• No pre-drilled tap holes – fit deck-mounted taps where you want them, or use wall-mounted taps and a shower valve
• Made in Britain, 25-year guarantee

Left hand or right hand?

Stand facing where the bath will go. On a left hand Elite the wide showering end is on your left; on a right hand Elite it's on your right. The showering end is also the tap and waste end, so choose the hand that puts it where your shower valve and plumbing will be. A shower bath in the wrong hand won't suit the room – check it against your layout before you order.

Choose your size

On every size the showering end is 850mm long and 850mm wide; the extra length goes into the bathing section.

Specification (all sizes)

Add a screen

Use the Screen option to add a Kartell K-VIT Koncept L-shaped screen, shaped to follow the Elite's showering end. The same screen fits every Elite size, left or right hand:

• L-shaped screen (KONLE) – toughened glass with a chrome frame
• L-shaped screen with towel bar (KONLS) – the same idea with a towel bar built into the outer edge

Both screens are also sold on their own if you're replacing one.

Panels for the Elite

Panels are sold separately and are 520mm high. The front panels fit both left and right hand baths, and one end panel suits every size:

You only need the end panel if one end of the bath is open. A bath fitted into an alcove between two walls needs the front panel alone.

Before you order

• Check the hand. Decide which end the shower goes – see above.
• Measure the recess at the back, the middle and the front. Walls are rarely square, and the bath has to fit the narrowest measurement. Remember the showering end projects 850mm from the wall, so check it clears doors, radiators and window sills.
• Check the route in. Up to 1800mm long and 850mm wide at one end, the bath has to pass through doorways, round landings and up the stairs – measure any tight turn before delivery day.
• Taps, waste, shower and panels are sold separately. With no tap holes, plan your tap and shower valve positions before the bath goes in.
• Think about the floor. Full to capacity, an Elite holds between 207 and 249kg of water before anyone gets in, so the floor underneath needs to be sound.

Fitting tips

Level the bath on its legs to suit the 520mm panels and fix it following the data sheet. Fill the bath with water before running the silicone seal along the walls, so the joint cures with the bath at its heaviest. Fit the screen once the seal has cured – it needs a solid wall to fix to, so plan for that behind the tiles.

Downloads

Elite 1500 x 850mm left hand data sheet
Elite 1500 x 850mm right hand data sheet
Elite 1600 x 850mm left hand data sheet
Elite 1600 x 850mm right hand data sheet
Elite 1700 x 850mm left hand data sheet
Elite 1700 x 850mm right hand data sheet
Elite 1800 x 850mm left hand data sheet
Elite 1800 x 850mm right hand data sheet